Vanessa Bird is an architect and co-founder of Bird de la Coeur Architects. She is a former Director and Nationally Elected Councilor of the Australian Institute of Architects and a past Victorian Chapter President. She is a keen advocate for the betterment of the built environment and the community benefits of good design. Vanessa is a Director of Architecture Media, and a founding member of Melbourne City Council’s Melbourne Design Review Panel. She was made a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects in 2022.
Vanessa Bird's Latest contributions
Recognising Maggie Edmond, 2003 Gold Medallist
The Australian Institute of Architects has retroactively amended 2003 Gold Medal, originally awarded to Peter Corrigan, to include Maggie Edmond. Vanessa Bird reflects on the Institute’s efforts to recognise Maggie.
First House: Mt Eliza House
When a family walked into the office of Bird de la Coeur Architects twenty years ago and asked for a home that three generations could cohabit, directors Vanessa Bird and Neil de la Coeur relished the opportunity to tap into their fond memories of share house living.
Vanessa Bird: Federation Square needs a masterplan
Vanessa Bird, president of the Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, argues that a detailed masterplan is sorely needed to ensure proposed changes to Melbourne’s Federation Square are successful.
